Actinobacteria
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Class of BACTERIA with diverse morphological properties. Strains of Actinobacteria show greater than 80% 16S rDNA/rRNA sequence similarity among each other and also the presence of certain signature nucleotides. (Stackebrandt E. et al, Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1997) 47:479-491) |
Actinobacteria Categories.
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Actinomycetales - An order of gram-positive, primarily aerobic BACTERIA that tend to form branching filaments. |
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Bifidobacterium - A rod-shaped, gram-positive, non-acid-fast, non-spore-forming, non-motile bacterium that is a genus of the family Bifidobacteriaceae, order Bifidobacteriales, class ACTINOBACTERIA. It inhabits the intestines and feces of humans as well as the human vagina. |
Actinobacteria Medical Definitions and Terms
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